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[|What is Global Dimming?] Fossil fuel use is also well as producing greenhouse gases, and created other by- products. These by-products are also called pollutants such as sulphur dioxide and soot, and ash. These pollutants however, also change the properties of clouds.

Did you know that polluted air results in clouds with larger number of droplets than unpolluted clouds?

This then makes those clouds more effective and more powerful than regular clouds and makes them more reflective. These clouds are formed when water droplets are seeded by air-bome particles such as the pollen.

[|Health and environmental effects of Global Dimming] The pollutants that lead to global dimming also lead to various human and environmental problems, such as smog, respiratory problems, and acid rain.

The impacts of global dimming itself, however, can be devastating because acid rain can make plants die and make our water supply Global Dimming is hiding the true power of Global Warming The above impacts of global dimming have led to fears that global dimming has been hiding the true power of global warming Currently, most climate change models predict a 5 degrees increase in temperature over the next century, which is already considered extremely grave and really bad because if this continues to happen its going to get even worse than it really is.

Did you know if it keeps going up we would have major problems?

If it keeps going up 5 degrees every 100 years before you know it is going to be very hot which will make our ice caps melt and if that happens catastrophic events are going to occur and we will not be able to stop it. However, global dimming has led to an underestimation of the power of global warming.



By Alain Castaneda